The Self-Care Handbook

Connect with Yourself and Boost Your Wellbeing

Gill Hasson (University of Sussex, UK)

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English

Wiley
30 December 2019

Medicine; Self-help & personal development

Learn how to improve and maintain your health and wellbeing with a practical and achievable self-care guide

Are you looking after yourself? For so for many of us, with so much to do and think about, self care - taking care of our mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing - often falls by the wayside.

The Self-Care Handbook equips you to make positive, helpful choices for incorporating self-care into your life. It explains how to take responsibility for your own wellbeing and provides ideas and practical advice on how you can better look after yourself.

Bestselling author Gill Hasson shows you how to develop the mindset, routines and habits that can protect, maintain and improve your health and wellbeing. The Handbook presents straightforward approaches that can help you feel good about yourself, manage stress and anxiety, achieve a work-life balance, increase your physical health and much more. This book will help you:

Encourage a positive, healthy relationship with yourself and strengthen your wellbeing Understand and implement the factors that can protect, maintain and improve your mental and physical health and wellbeing Manage overwhelm and simplify a busy life Know how best to relax, switch off and enjoy yourself Look after yourself when you're going through difficulties, setbacks or a crisis

The Self-Care Handbook is an important resource for anyone wishing to integrate healthy behaviours and activities and look after their physical and mental wellbeing.

By: Gill Hasson (University of Sussex UK)
Imprint: Wiley
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780857088123
ISBN 10: 0857088122
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 December 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction ix 1 What and Why Self-Care? 1 Part I Care for Your Mind 13 2 Accept Yourself 15 3 Feel Good About Yourself 37 4 Stop Doing so Much 49 5 Let Go of Friendships That Aren't Right for You 71 6 Manage Overwhelm at Work 83 7 Unplug; Switch Off! 101 8 Financial Self-Care 113 Part II Care for Your Body 121 9 Get Moving! 123 10 Go to Bed. Get to Sleep 143 11 Feel Good. Look Good 155 12 Eat Well 163 13 Be Drink Aware and Stop Smoking 183 Part III Care for the Good Times and the Bad Times 193 14 Be with Good People and Do Nice Things 195 15 Self-Care When Life is Really Difficult 207 Websites and Books 231 About the Author 239 Index 241

Gill Hasson is a careers coach, has over 20 years' experience in the areas of personal & career development, and is a freelance tutor / teacher in mental health issues for mental health organisations. She also teaches and delivers training for adult education organizations, voluntary and business organizations and the public sector.